REVIEW: “Bones and All”
At last, the highly anticipated gruesome love story Bones and All to bring about the reunion of Luca Guadagnino and Timothée Chalamet. Maren (Taylor Russell) is a troubled teen; she’s soft-spoken, awkward, doesn’t have many friends and, in many ways, her father seems domineering and like he could be doing more. That is until one […]
Emily The Criminal – eating soup with a corkscrew
Emily The Criminal (2022) From IMDB: Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences. Starring Aubrey Plaza as Emily, this is a reserved small little crime drama and that is a good […]
Has Hollywood Entered A New Avatar Era
The film “Looker” which was released in 1981 was the first time I had considered the use of Digital Avatars in film, which – back in the day, the term didn’t even exist. Written and directed by sci-fi legend Michael Crichton, the movie tells of a company buying the digital rights to models, but to […]
The Notorious Arthouse Movie Sold As A Hollywood Tentpole
Natural Born Killers (1994) Dir. Oliver Stone Story: Quentin Tarantino Screenplay: David Veloz Screenplay: Richard Rutowski Screenplay: Oliver Stone IMDB Synopsis: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The synopsis is not wrong but it barely touches on the power and impact of the film. […]
Movie Trailers A-Go-Go!
The Hollywood production engine has started to run once again post the Pandemic shutdown. Most feature projects require a solid 5 years production time and in many cases, Covid furthered that by 1, 2, and even 3 years. What we see now is the first bloom of the post-Pandemic Productions. We should celebrate them all! […]
Munich: A Look Back At One Of Spielberg’s Greatest
Munich (2005) Dir: Steven Spielberg IMDB Synopsis: After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day. Roger Ebert said of Munich: As a thriller, “Munich” is efficient, absorbing, effective. As an ethical argument, it is haunting. For […]
2023 Grammy Nominations Announced
Nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards were announced yesterday. Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations, further cementing her legacy at the awards show with the most nominations ever (well, she’s now tied with her husband for the most with 88 apiece). She earned eight nominations for her newest album Renaissance and a ninth for […]